Three People Dead After Chicago Pedestrian Accident

There was a fatal pedestrian accident in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood (South Side) Friday afternoon, March 6, 2015. Three people, including a mother and her two children, died a short time later after being struck by a semi truck.

Details regarding the cause of the accident appear somewhat limited at this time.

According to Chicago Police, the accident happened at approximately 5:00 p.m. in the 4300 block of South Ashland Avenue.

After striking the three pedestrians, the truck driver drove for another block before stopping, apparently not realizing that he had hit people.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, the mother, identified as Elizabeth Peralta-Luna, 30, of Chicago, was declared dead at 5:27 p.m. after being taken to Stroger Hospital.

The two children, identified as Elizabeth Peralta, 9, and Dylan Peralta, 4, were pronounced dead after being taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Witnesses told WGN-TV that the mother and two children were holding hands as they crossed the street and the mother was dragged for a distance after the impact. Clerks at a nearby Cricket Wireless store told WGN-TV that Peralta-Luna had been shopping for a phone for her daughter before picking up her son at a day care nearby.

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